Design of PLZT electro-optic beam-steering device

Rebecca Jane Bussjager; Joseph M. Osman; Qi Wang Song; Xu-Ming Wang

doi:10.1117/12.243092

14 June 1996 Design of PLZT electro-optic beam-steering device

Rebecca Jane Bussjager, Joseph M. Osman, Qi Wang Song, Xu-Ming Wang

Proceedings Volume 2749, Photonic Component Engineering and Applications; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.243092
Event: Aerospace/Defense Sensing and Controls, 1996, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

Quadratic lead lanthanum zirconate titanate (PLZT) is a material demonstrating a strong quadratic electro-optic effect. Both sides of the PLZT wafer were used so that the electro-optic interaction length was equal to the thickness of the PLZT substrate. On-substrate resistive networks were fabricated by evaporating chromium, a less conductive metal, in order to produce the required voltage distribution among the electrodes. The device is polarization insensitive because it takes advantage of the longitudinal electric field. The device yielded a measured steering angle of .04 degree(s). This paper describes the design, fabrication, and experimental results of a PLZT based electro-optic beam steering device.

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Rebecca Jane Bussjager, Joseph M. Osman, Qi Wang Song, and Xu-Ming Wang "Design of PLZT electro-optic beam-steering device", Proc. SPIE 2749, Photonic Component Engineering and Applications, (14 June 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.243092

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